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Google's Chrome Browser Lost Usage Share for The Fifth Time in The Last Seven Months

Dec 26, 2012

Google's Chrome browser lost usage share for the fifth time in the last seven months, while Mozilla's Firefox gained share for the second consecutive month, a Web measurement company said Wednesday. Net Applications, which calculates ...

Tags: Google, Chrome browser, Mozilla, Firefox

Malaysian High Court Ruled Against a Request to Grant Lynas a TOL for Its Processing Plant

Dec 26, 2012

In what could be considered a slight victory for embattled Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corporation (ASX:LYC), the Malaysian High Court ruled today against a request to review a recent decision to grant the Lynas a temporary licence ...

Tags: Asia, Australia, Lynas Corp, Lynas Corporation Ltd., Malaysia, Rare Earth

TSMC Investing US$1 Billion in Netherlands Tools Maker ASML

Dec 26, 2012

IDG News Service - Following Intel's lead, contract chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), is investing A!838 million (US$1 billion) in Netherlands tools maker ASML to speed up the development of faster and more ...

Tags: Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, ASML, Smaller Chips

Lynas Corp Won The Latest of a Series of Long-Dragged Legal Battles Against Activists

Dec 26, 2012

On Thursday Australia's Lynas Corp (ASX:LYC) won the latest of a series of long-dragged legal battles against activists, which took the company to court for allegedly causing major health and environmental damages to the Malaysian ...

Tags: Asia, Australia, China, Lynas Corp, Lynas Corporation Ltd., Malaysia

Samsung Accused Apple of Improperly Influencing Expert Witnesses on Monday

Dec 26, 2012

IDG News Service - Samsung accused Apple of improperly influencing expert witnesses on Monday, following the amendment of an expert report delivered to the Korean company's legal team late Sunday night. The accusation came during the ...

Tags: Samsung, Apple, patent trial, 3G-related patents

SilverCrest Mines Plans to Extend Mineralization Beyond The Area

Dec 26, 2012

SilverCrest Mines announced the final drill results from the phase II drilling program its La Joya property in Durango,Mexico,extending mineralization beyond the area of its current resource estimate. A new resource estimate is expected ...

Tags: SilverCrest, Mines, silver equivalent, resource

Two Security Organizations Have Released Online Tools

Dec 26, 2012

Computerworld - Two security organizations have released online tools that let Windows users check for possible infections by Gauss, the newly-revealed cyber surveillance malware thought to have been built by one or more governments. ...

Tags: security organization, online tools, Windows, cyber surveillance

The High Court of Malaysia Rejected Australian Miner Lynas Corp's Application

Dec 26, 2012

The High Court of Malaysia today rejected Australian miner Lynas Corp’s (ASX:LYC) application for an injunction against pressure groups that oppose the company’s rare earth plant (LAMP),informs The Malaysian Insider. ...

Tags: Asia, Australia, China, Lynas Corp, Lynas Corporation Ltd., Malaysia

Stryker Has Seen High Performance and Minimal Downtime

Dec 26, 2012

IDG News Service - Medical technology company Stryker has seen high performance and minimal downtime since selecting a virtualised product from Citrix to speed distribution of updates for its JD Edwards (JDE) ERP platform, according to ...

Tags: Stryker, ERP platform, Global IT infrastructure, Medical Tech

Inner Mongolia Has Shut Down Nearly 900 Coal Mines

Dec 26, 2012

Inner Mongolia, a semi-autonomous region in the north of China, has shut down nearly 900 coal mines and 2,000 other mines as part of a 7-year effort to better manage resources, protect the environment and curb illegal resource extraction. ...

Tags: China, Coal, Inner Mongolia, Rare Earth

Microsoft Will Patch at Least 14 Vulnerabilities Next Week

Dec 26, 2012

Microsoft today said it will patch at least 14 vulnerabilities next week, including four in Internet Explorer (IE), making it three months in a row that the company has plugged holes in its browser. Of the nine updates set for Aug. 14, ...

Tags: Microsoft, vulnerabilities, IE, browser

Acer on Tuesday Assigned a Starting Price of $499 for Its New Iconia W510 Tablets

Dec 26, 2012

IDG News Service - Acer on Tuesday assigned a starting price of $499 for its new Iconia W510 tablets, which will have Windows 8 and Intel's Atom chip code-named Clover Trail. The tablet will have a 10.1-inch Gorilla Glass screen, weigh ...

Tags: Acer, Iconia W510 tablets, Intel's Atom chip code, Windows 8

Labor Problems and Low Prices Have Platinum Mines Closing up Shop in South Africa

Dec 26, 2012

Labor problems and low prices have platinum mines closing up shop in South Africa, and the potential for acquisitions is ripening. Senior Mining Analyst and Managing Director at Stifel Nicolaus in Toronto, George Topping believes that ...

Tags: Finance, Rare Earth, Metallurgy

Akamai Techologies Has Launched a Service for Adapting Websites

Dec 26, 2012

IDG News Service - Content delivery accelerator Akamai Techologies has launched a service for adapting websites to the device used to access them, which it says also simplifies the upgrade to IPv6. The service, Aqua Ion, has been shaped ...

Tags: Akamai Techologies, Blaze Software, Akamai platform, smartphones

The P3 by Bowers & Wilkins Are a More Affordable Pair of Headphones Than The P5

Dec 26, 2012

PC Advisor - The P3 by Bowers & Wilkins are a more affordable pair of headphones than the P5 but still ooze with class and offer good sound quality. Priced at APS169 the P3 headphones are more attainable than the P5 model which is priced ...

Tags: headphone, P5 model, computer products, computer

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